Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th July 1900 – Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 8th July 1099 – Some 15 000 starving Christian soldiers march in

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 30th June 1960 – Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th June 1519 – Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 18th May 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd May 1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 15th April 1955 – McDonald’s corporation dates its founding to the opening

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. April 7th, 1939 – Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd March 1939 – Germany takes Memel from Lithuania   The 20th

Recently we have been witness to a series of unexpected and chaotic developments in the City of Tshwane. First was the surprising fall of the